US Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Lookup

Division: D - Manufacturing

US-SIC Code 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing lead pencils, pencil leads, and crayons; and materials and equipment for artwork, such as air-brushes, drawing tables and boards, palettes, sketch boxes, pantographs, artists' colors and waxes, pyrography goods, drawing inks, and drafting materials. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mechanical pencils are classified in Industry 3951, and those manufacturing drafting instruments are classified in Industry 3829.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials are:

  • Artists'materials, except drafting instruments
  • Boards, drawing: artists'
  • Boxes, sketching and paint
  • Brushes, air: artists'
  • Burnishers and cushions, gilders'
  • Canvas board, artists'
  • Canvas, artists': prepared on frames
  • Chalk: e.g., carpenters', blackboard, marking, artists', tailors'
  • Colors, artists': water and oxide ceramic glass
  • Crayons: chalk, gypsum, charcoal, fusains, pastel, and wax
  • Drafting materials, except instruments
  • Drawing tables and boards, artists'
  • Easels, artists'
  • Enamels, china painting
  • Eraser guides and shields
  • Frames for artists'canvases
  • Frisket paper (artists'material)
  • Gold or bronze mixtures, powders paints, and sizes: artists'
  • India ink
  • Ink, drawing: black and colored
  • Lettering instruments, artists'
  • Maulsticks, artists'
  • Modeling clay
  • Paints for burnt wood or leather work, platinum
  • Paints for china painting
  • Paints, artists'
  • Palettes, artists'
  • Pantographs for drafting
  • Pastels, artists'
  • Pencil holders
  • Pencil lead: black, indelible, or colored
  • Pencils, except mechanical
  • Pyrography materials
  • Sizes, artists': gold and bronze
  • Sketching boxes, artists'
  • Tracing cloth (drafting material)
  • Walnut oil, artists'
  • Water colors, artists'
  • Wax, artists'

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US-SIC Hierarchy 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials

US-SIC Code 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials sits in the 2-digit Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.

Division: D

Division Title: Manufacturing

2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 395201 Architects supplies-manufacturers
  • 395202 Crayons-manufacturers
  • 395203 Picture frames-manufacturers supls-mfrs
  • 395204 Artists materials-manufacturers
  • 395205 Chalk-manufacturers
  • 395206 Easels-manufacturers
  • 395298 Lead pencils crayons/artists mtrl (mfrs)

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 39520000 Lead pencils and art goods
  • 39520100 Artists' materials, except pencils and leads
  • 39520101 Colors, artists': water and oxide ceramic glass
  • 39520102 Crayons: chalk, gypsum, charcoal, fusains, pastel, wax, etc.
  • 39520103 Frisket paper (artists' material)
  • 39520104 India ink
  • 39520105 Ink, drawing: black and colored
  • 39520106 Maulsticks, artists'
  • 39520107 Mixtures, gold or bronze: artists'
  • 39520108 Modeling clay
  • 39520109 Paints for burnt wood or leather work, platinum
  • 39520110 Paints for china painting
  • 39520111 Paints, except gold and bronze: artists'
  • 39520112 Paints, gold or bronze: artists'
  • 39520113 Pastels, artists'
  • 39520114 Powders, gold or bronze: artists'
  • 39520115 Sizes, gold and bronze: artists'
  • 39520116 Walnut oil, artists'
  • 39520117 Water colors, artists'
  • 39520118 Wax, artists'
  • 39520200 Artists' equipment
  • 39520201 Boards, drawing, artists'
  • 39520202 Boxes, sketching and paint
  • 39520203 Brushes, air, artists'
  • 39520204 Burnishers and cushions, gilders'
  • 39520205 Canvas board, artists'
  • 39520206 Canvas, prepared on frames: artists'
  • 39520207 Drafting materials
  • 39520208 Easels, artists'
  • 39520209 Enamels, china painting
  • 39520210 Eraser guides and shields
  • 39520211 Frames for artists' canvases
  • 39520212 Lettering instruments, artists'
  • 39520213 Palettes, artists'
  • 39520214 Pantographs, for drafting
  • 39520215 Pyrography materials
  • 39520216 Sketching boxes, artists'
  • 39520217 Tables, drawing, artists'
  • 39520300 Pencils and leads, including artists'
  • 39520301 Pencil holders
  • 39520302 Pencil lead: black, indelible, or colored: artists'
  • 39520303 Pencils and pencil parts, artists'
  • 39529900 Lead pencils and art goods, nec
  • 39529901 Chalk: carpenters', blackboard, marking, tailors', etc.
  • 39529902 Tracing cloth (drafting material)

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Division US-SIC Code Sector title
A 01-09 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
B 10-14 Mining
C 15-17 Construction
D 20-39 Manufacturing
E 40-49 Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
F 50-51 Wholesale Trade
G 52-59 Retail Trade
H 60-67 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
I 70-89 Services
J 90-99 Public Administration

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